The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-29
THOSE LOVELY EYES.
They Worked the Ruin Of O Conf
dent Man.

Mr.. StanwOOd remarked, land L rc
peat the bet. - I'll wager brcakfas
for the party that no man at the tabl,
can go into six old clothes shops OF
Baxter street, between Leonard ana
Franklin, and price an overcoat with
out buving onr.''
The five other men at the table looked
at the speaker with Il mixture of amusc-
ment and perpleNity. 1t was Sunday
morning breakfast one week ago al
the most prominent of the Fifth avenue
club.
Il don't see where the difficulty
comes in," said Mr. Rochester. "Tll
take the bet"
At eleven o'clock one morning, there
fore, six men left the clubhouse, and
n Broadway horse-car carried them TO
Worth street. Thence they walked to
the corner of Worth and Baxter streets,
and from that point Mr.. Rochester
strolled up the west side of Baxter to
Leonard. His companions were half
q block behind him watching. They
appeared to be occupied with their
cigars to the exclusion of all other OBJ
jects of interest, and the old clothes
stores being on the other side of the
street, no attention was paid to them.
Mr.. Rochester. the morning being raw.
was attired in a rough heavy sack tray
cling suit.
Rochester had Just passed under the
arcade of trousers and vests in front of
Eunkenstein' when little old man
with a gray beard and sharp eyes seized
his arm.
Il know vot YOU wand. You wand a
shpring cfercoad, amt id?"
Have You gotany spring overcoats?"
asked Mr.. Rochester.
..Haf [? Der finest in der world.
Come insite." And they went inside.
'Yot price," asked Mr. Funkenstein.
I'm not particular. / want some
thing that will not show the dust"
..Rebecca. get down dem Teodorc
Roosevelt goods and don'd be loaf i
dere." said the vcuder, sharply. Il
wouldn't show 'em to Everybody. my
friect. In theatrical whisper. Desc
vas send Offer to Mr.. Roosevelt py der
Brince of Wales. Dey vas too schmall
for him und ne gate 'em to his man
vat sold EN-. You don'd elf it avay??"
said Mr.. Funkenstein. suddenly check
ing himself and staring suspiciou>ly at
Rochester, fearing he had told too
much.
II will not" said Rochester.
"Dere now. Chust see dot" said
the vendor admiringly. BEST of En-
gland goods. Cos: You sefenty-iive
1o!lars nit dem uptown STORES"
He exhibited an overcoat which in the
dim light looked perfectly new. twas
faced with ostensible silk, and was of
the latest cut.
Glow much is it?" asked Rochester.
"Tvel!uf toliars, wort fordy if its
rort ccnd."
Had it not been for the bet the bar
gain would really have been tempting.
Mindful of his mission, however,
Rochester shook his head and edged
away.
Holt on; Wait mind. I got all
kinds of spring overeoats. Twenty
dozen here ind twenty eases up stairs.
Nav be YOU done like der colors Vat
color Go you like? Prown? Feepin
Rachel YOU ought TO see DR. prown
vans" And in second he had con-
Jared three from somewhere in three
shades and had one over Rochester 5
right arm and two in his hands.
Take der middle vun. Fits your
comhlexion vunderful. Meier seen
WIN fit mans COMPLEXION like dot.
Ckust Your size" Rochester found
himself encircled with a tape around
his chest.
Veil: veil. vellr' cried Funkcnstein
Gstonished.
Vat eeS it, Isaac" screamed Rebec-
ca, startled.
oh, vot splendid chest. Oh coot
gracious. You vas brize fghder. my
frient. l tink so ven you gone in.
Rebccca, is dot brize fghder's ofer-
coat you got dere? Dry it on my
frient, dry it on Before Rochester
could protest his arms were half way
in the sleeves and Rebecca and Isaac
skillfuly slipped it overhis shoulders.
Rochester looked sheepish. He
wished he was out of it. He seemed to
be under some kind of an obligation
to purchase an overcoat that he had not
forseen. He felt fatally sure that if he
didn't get that overcoat off his back he
would buy it. All this ran through his
mind in the dark little shop while Isaac
was punching it up in the back and
saying critically:
..Nefer seen any dinglik id. Fits
like it was mate to orter.'' Like der
shkin on a sossitch," echoed Rebecca.
Rochester acted with decision. He
took dollar bill from his pocket and
said:
Here, II have an appointment,
This will pay you for your trouble. !"
He stripped off the coat and fled in the
temporary asstonishment he had
caused.
Ivy didn't he take der coat Wit him?"
said Rebecca grinning at Isaac, as she
looked at the bill.
But Isaac was already outside and
hooked another fish.